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China began military maneuvers around Taiwan, Macron: Europe to form its position

2023-04-10 09:17:18Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
China began military maneuvers around Taiwan, Macron: Europe to form its
Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe has no interest in deepening the crisis over Taiwan and must pursue a strategy independent of both Washington and Beijing, according to comments published Sunday in French newspapers Les Echos and Politico. .

Macron has just returned from a three-day state visit to China, where he was warmly welcomed by President Xi Jinping.

On Saturday, China began military maneuvers around Taiwan in response to Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California on Wednesday.

China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its territory and has not ruled out using force to bring the island under its control. Taiwan's government strongly disputes China's claims.

Europe should not accelerate the conflict, but over time form its position, as a third pole between China and the United States, the French newspapers "Les Echos" and "Politico" quoted President Macron as saying during his visit to China .

"The worst thing would be to think that we Europeans should become followers on this topic and adapt to the American pace or a Chinese overreaction," Mr. Macron was quoted as saying.

Europe must better finance its defense industry, develop nuclear and renewable energy and reduce dependence on the US dollar to limit dependence on the United States, Mr Macron was quoted as saying by the two French newspapers.

President Macron gave a joint interview to both newspapers during the flight from Beijing to Guangzhou.

On Friday, an adviser to Mr Macron told reporters in the city of Guangzhou that leaders Xi and Macron held a "dense and frank" discussion on the Taiwan issue.

"The president thinks we have to be careful not to have accidents or escalate tensions (that could cause) China to attack," said the adviser to the French president.

President Macron went to China with a delegation of 50 businessmen, including Airbus and nuclear power producer EDF, who signed deals during the visit. /VOA


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